Friday, 9 May 2025

“Life... will find a way...”

So said Dr Malcolm, in Jurassic Park, and last week I found a nice example which bears out the truth of the statement.

(*laughs*)

Here is a stack of compost bags, in one of “my” gardens: they've been there for a while, because Mr Client likes to order them in, ten at a time, and I work my way through them, as I need them. So these bags, which were at the bottom of the pile, have been there for, ooh, a couple of months at least. Maybe longer... any way, I went to get some compost last week, and look what I saw:


 

Huh?

A Penstemon? What's it doing down there on the plastic bags?

A closer look showed......

 

 

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